Close-up of a Blue Tiger or tirumala hamata butterfly emerged from pupa, drying and stretching its wing for the first flight.

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Mumbai
Photo credit: © Artzone Creatives / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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